The "Plane on a Treadmill" Question

Clodfobble · 01-30-2008, 11:23 PM

You were almost right, LJ. The Mythbusters episode didn't cause people to argue more--only people who obviously didn't watch it to continue to rehash arguments from the last eight thousand pages...

Hey classicman: SHUT UP AND WATCH THE GODDAMN EPISODE.

Ali, I'll make a small concession for you since you perhaps can't get the show in Oz. Cyclists--just like cars, just like people's feet on a treadmill--are pushing on the ground to go forward. The plane is not pushing on the ground, with its wheels or anything else. It's pushing on the air with those massively explosive jets it has.

You know where else planes can take off from?

WATER. That shit's just as slippery as a backwards-moving treadmill.

01-30-2008, 11:23 PM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You were almost right, LJ. The Mythbusters episode didn't cause people to argue more--only people who obviously didn't watch it to continue to rehash arguments from the last eight thousand pages... Hey classicman: SHUT UP AND WATCH THE GODDAMN EPISODE. Ali, I'll make a small concession for you since you perhaps can't get the show in Oz. Cyclists--just like cars, just like people's feet on a treadmill--are pushing on the ground to go forward. The plane is not pushing on the ground, with its wheels or anything else. It's pushing on the air with those massively explosive jets it has. You know where else planes can take off from? WATER. That shit's just as slippery as a backwards-moving treadmill. Attached Images

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